February 2012
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Father Rabbit Loves: LeeAnn Yare
Writer and stylist LeeAnn Yare is a big fan of Father Rabbit, a regular ”borrower” of Father Rabbit products for her wonderful photoshoots and styled homes.
Not keen to be the master of just one special thing, LeeAnn is also an international pilot for Air New Zealand flying every second month to the Australia and the Pacific… allowing her to keep an eye on the gorgeous shopping...
Father Rabbit adores: Eat Here Now
SIMON FARRELL-GREEN and NATALIE SMITH of Eat Here Now invited Father Rabbit to one of their exclusive supper clubs. We were also invited to dress the table. We had a ball…! The food was amazing (Natalie and Simon cooked), the casual dinner party vibe was cool, and the wine lubricated the talk with absolute strangers!
Their website (www.eatherenow.co.nz) is a regular stopping point for me...
January 2012
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The Little Fish Co | Picton
It is a pleasure to travel in our beautiful country. We spent time in the Marlborough Sounds this Christmas… and our port is Picton. Loads of tourists pass through Picton regularly via the Ferry or Sounds Air. The Little Fish Co, could be missed if you didn’t have some insider knowledge! Nick’s parents introduced the fish to us over a few delicious meals.. the freshest...
Fresh on Holiday
Well Well Well….. Holidays, we really really love you!
Just wanted to give you some fresh inspiration from where we return to for our holidays most years… Nick’s parents live permanently in the Marlborough Sounds (Double Cove). Our son adores it (albeit it this year, he has chicken pox, but a reasonably mild case thank goodness!) It is a lovely...
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Viva pre Christmas
There was a fun photo article by LeeAnn Yare just before Christmas featuring some key Father Rabbit Products, mixed up with other great products. I love seeing how stylists arrange their bits and bobs, they collect from all over… just gives us a fresh view. Here it is in the Viva, with our Fog Linen Round Chopping Boards, J.Friend & Co Honey.. and Attia Salad Servers..(which I hope to...
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Transit Candle | Apolis LA
Recently Apolis released hand poured candles that are made in Los Angeles with cotton wicks & natural soy-based wax with a blend of cypress and fig scents. A masculine cypress wood scent softened with the sweetness of fig – a clean, warming scent which can make anywhere feel like home.
They worked with the local candle company run by their friends Judith and Heather, and spent a few days...
December 2011
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Father Rabbit adores:
Kara Rosenlund - Travelling Caravan - Brisbane
Kara is our sister from another mother! We love her style.. right up our street!.. be inspired by her fabulous website, her (VERY!) strict aesthetic. Yes please.. do you want to swap lives Kara? She runs a caravan shop at markets, styles for amazing magazines, takes gorgeous photographs! We wish we lived closer so we could meet you in person....
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His Garden
Simple, useful, practical. Lavender, Hydrangeas, Mop top Robinias, Liquid Amber Gumballs, Cherry Prunus. Stepping stone pavers, washing in the breeze, old sheds, soft grass, raised vege gardens… the older I get.. simple things in the garden make my heart swell. So the prediction is by the time I am 60… I might just have this dream garden that is in my mind. This is what it will look...
November 2011
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The Denizen
For those in the know… we were super chuffed to appear in the Denizen “Cyber Mall”. Yes it is the art of living well ! ; )
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Restful and easy but always luxurious.
Simple rules for sleep…. wash your bedlinen once a week with lavender water.. change your sheets the same day every week, so that you have a “reset” day.. that night when you have fresh sheets is your BEST sleep of the week. We choose Wednesdays but some people choose Sunday morning for sheet changing, getting them ready for the work week.
Iron your pillowcases…for...
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Grown for Christmas
We have selected Grown for many reasons, as outlined below, they are an amazing company. These are a wonderful treat for the women in your life! Australian made and beautifully packaged. I use these products every day at home and adore them. x Claudia
In harmony with the skin’s biological structure…
The most important consideration when using a skincare product is whether or not the...
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Husbands and Boyfriends
Well most men actually around a certain age group. Here is great selection of Christmas gifts. To be honest I find men the hardest to buy for so I hope this helps.
Apolis Swimwear
Diary
T Shirt
Moleskine Concertina Folder
IPAD 2 case
Avenes Compartment Box
Wood Chopping Board
Fig & Cyprus Candle
Outdoor Bean Bag
Tartine Bread
Garden Tools
Linen Tie
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Online Shopping in New Zealand
We have been receiving some wonderful praise for our website, thank you!. I really think online shopping has taken a step up lately. Often dismissed by bricks and mortar stores, I think we work just as hard on our business as other stores in marketing, presentation, service etc etc. God forbid we had a store as well! …. and some online stores do, so they really have their work cut out for...
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His Laundry and Linen Cupboard
As you know Father Rabbit has a very particular aesthetic that he follows. He is neurotic, disciplined and discerning and where he shows it off most is in the laundry and linen cupboard. Here is the start of a series of his ideal rooms and gardens. These are our big dreams for the house that Father Rabbit built… one day! x
Images from: Father Rabbit’s House Board...
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Inside Out Brush Feature
I was pleased to stumble across a brushes and brooms section in the latest Inside Out Magazine. We stock a lot of these practical products.
Light and Dark Horsehair dust brush
Dual Duster (Back in stock soon)
Dish Brush
White Goat Hair Duster and black coming too.
See all our brushware here.
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Christmas Deer
We have these little friends coming.. the deer, perfect under a glass bell cover.
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Good Magazine Laundry Love
From Father Rabbit:
Petite Fete Glasses, Small and Medium
We also have those pegs.
Nail Brush
Guide to Natural Housekeeping
String and Spool Set
Laundry Soak and Floor Splash
White linen cloth
Slate Label Keyrings
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Ideal Weekends
I love taking cushions outside. Big outdoor bean bags on the deck with a newspaper and english breakfast tea. A long shower and properly moisturising. Clean fresh white singlets with sun kissed arms. Freshly squeezed orange juice. Lying in the sun…smelling of organic cocoa butter sun cream. Promise me someone in this world is living my dream? x
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Christmas Gifts 101 - Wives and Girlfriends
With feedback from our Facebook followers, I have put together recommendations for the discerning wives, girlfriends, ladies and women in your world. Let’s hope this helps when you are stuck in that big fat question mark of shopping for Christmas. Next up we’ll do 12 top items for boyfriends and husbands.
Recycled Glass Bottles (on sale!)
Book: Pale and Interesting
Industrial...
October 2011
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Moleskine Notebooks and Diaries
Moleskine are an essential stationery item. Father Rabbit has selected the most useful from the range. We have the classic Pocket size in Diaries and Notebooks (Squared, Ruled and Sketch) plus the Kraft Cahier in square grid. Then the next size up is the large size in Address Books, Squared Notebooks (architects and designers are big fans) Concertina files and Squared Cahier Notebooks. Just...
Mellow Yellow
I’ve really had a leaning towards yellow in my buying. In fact I always have.
Bring on summer, suncream, salads and sauvignon… all with a big brush of sunshine yellow.
Last week’s top row were all black… ; )
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Father Rabbit presents Badger
Father Rabbit loves this little Badger… ORGANIC! and the sweetest nostalgic packaging.
Badger is a family run business located on the banks of the Ashuelot River in rural Gilsum, New Hampshire, USA. Bill, Katie and daughters Mia, Emily and Rebecca started the business back in 1995, in the kitchen of their home.
Bill Whyte was a carpenter by trade and an herbalist by avocation. He could...
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Apolis Global Citizen | Swimwear
Apolis, which translates as “global citizen,” is a living and breathing social enterprise that equips and empowers people through opportunity instead of charity. Apolis co-creates products with manufacturers and directly allows the market to determine the future of each item we produce. It is a hands-on model to provide people access to opportunity. We call it “advocacy through...
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Market Bag | Apolis | Bangladesh
Apolis Global Reusable Market Bag, Handcrafted in Bangladesh and finished in California. The perfect shopping bag fro trips to the Farmer’s Market or Grocery Store with a waterproof lining and natural vegetable dyed leather straps reinforced by an antique nickel rivets.
The Summer (US) just gone Apolis were able to place their fifth order of their Market Bag with Saidpur Enterprises, the...
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Father Rabbit presents (and adores!):
We are so pleased to announce that we are now the proud (ecstatic) stockist of the absolutely stunning cushions from New Zealand brand Sweet Little Days, lovingly hand made by Audrey Fitzjohn of France!
Our beautiful range of Sweet Little Days cushions are made from hand woven hemp and linen from the XIXth century.
At this time, making one sack involved harvesting the fiber, drying it...
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New addition to The Library
Fudge, Cheese, Yogurt, Cured Meats, Pickling and Preserving and Bread. This is making my mouth water thinking about it. Definitely loving the idea of learning this sort of thing in my weekends. Really simple stuff. It’s work time though right now, so another instant timtam in the meantime!
THE DAIRY shows the processes involved in cheese-making, churning butter, making yoghurt...
September 2011
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Good Morning...
It’s Saturday morning… egg day! This photoshoot says “we live on a farm!.. and swan around in our white house”…oh we have a perfect life!!… back to reality..some of my recommendations for eggs in Auckland are:
Zus and Zo on Jervois Road… perfect scrambled. I love Salta (Three Lamps) Eggs Benedict with Bacon. The Rabbit Hole Cafe’s (Herne...
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Remember....
Do you remember the washing line your Grandfather built? This is my ideal washing line. Nick built it for us. It is painted vivid white and provides me with pure joy when when it is sheet washing day… or the nesting moments when you are in your last weeks of pregnancy and you wash all your baby whites in anticipation. (That was the fun bit before the baby shocked us into reality) Is it...
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J.Friend and Co Honey
So excited to announce we are now stocking the wonderful J.Friend and Co Honeys.
How can honey be organic?
Honeybees generally only fly around 2km from the hive so to ensure they are foraging in a safe organic environment the beekeeper must make sure a 3km radius surrounding the hive is certified organic land. In New Zealand many organic hives are placed in remote wild bushland areas and...
August 2011
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Secondhand BOOKS & Door
As seen on the wonderful White.Wood.Grey Blog
http://kathryntyler.tumblr.com/post/9141771422/secondhand-books-door
Love the font, perfectly articulated. Soon we will have a library section in for Father Rabbit with all our beautiful interiors and cooking books.
July 2011
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Juicy Juicy Juicy Bear!
Thank you Juicy Bear for providing Father Rabbit with a no brainer selection of the finest, softest, best quality tees and singlets to offer our discerning customers. 100 % Egyptian cotton and Superfine Merino.. Made in Australia. We have a no questions asked returns policy on Juicy Bear clothing so you can buy with confidence online. These are exquisite and I have quickly snapped up the...
June 2011
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Gift Sets
When you purchase our gift sets.. you automatically save 10 %.
May 2011
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Viva Feature
A couple of weeks ago we featured in Viva (NZ Herald) - wonderful publicity for us. Thank you so much to Zoe Walker who picked us! Very flattering. Also thank you to the lovely Babiche who photographed us and some of our picks. Here are some of them..
Click on the images to link through to products and artists/designers.
You can read the full article here:...
Winter Snuggly Babies
We now have the amazing organic cotton Ergo Pouch sleeping bag in stock for babies. Sizes 2-12m and 12-36m. From the very first night our baby rabbit used his pouch, he slept longer and has done ever since. There is no more worry at 4 in the morning, that he might have kicked off his covers and is cold. The bag is super soft, like a lovely warm duvet cover. The stretchy sides mean that he...
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Father Rabbit Limited adores:
Maya Villiger, the photographer and writer behind the blog www.turnedout.tv. Maya is self taught. Her photos are beautiful. She simply takes stunning photos of people she meets who are wearing clothes that make her happy. She also makes wonderful fashion collages. Turned out is a nice way to spend a few stolen moments. Maya herself is one of my style icons.. she is always fresh, understated,...
April 2011
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Easter Goodies
No chocolate.. except in your parcel! Father Rabbit is the EASTER BUNNY!
These are our picks.. Wooden eggs to paint, Bunny themes galore, Father Rabbit himself perhaps you could frame him… Playing cards if the weather traps you inside.. or a spot of poker regardless. Cute baskets to deliver your chocolate eggs in.
Whatever you doing, we hope you have a lovely holiday. Love Father Easter...
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TARTINE BREAD
We now have in stock this wonderful book $79. See the video below in our previous post. x .
Chad Robertson’s Tartine Bread begins with a basic recipe for the acclaimed Tartine Country bread. After the basic recipe is explained, Chad then shows how variations from this master recipe lead to wonderfully diverse breads. Also included are more than 30 sweet and savory recipes using...
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Extra Curricular Issue 5
We are featured in the hottest tea towel section of the Latest Extra Curricular Magazine alongside some other beauties. Ours is the the top left - Owl by Birdinabunnysuit. Some of the others I know you can buy at Douglas and Bec. But naturally ours is my favourite ;)
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Father Rabbit finds:
Ben Reid
http://www.benreid.co.nz/
As you know we are always on the lookout for products, art and people that Father Rabbit will love. I found Ben via the wonderful blog site www.studiohomeonline.com/bird-in-hand.
I took a look at his website and his wonderful work would look a treat in any Father Rabbit inspired interior. There is that wonderful washing line again and those crisp white...
March 2011
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Father Rabbit Limited admires:
Rebecca Snelling of Douglas + Bec and Workroom.
Father Rabbit loves Douglas + Bec, the furniture, lighting and design store. Art and objects harnessed by Rebecca from around the globe and stunningly housed in the elegantly refurbished character building at 9 St Mary’s Rd Ponsonby. Very simple black painted timber floors, crisp white walls and timber museum-like display cases show off her...
February 2011
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Father Rabbit's Ideal Holiday Home
Father Rabbit has a quiet obsession with black creosote combined with crisp white windows. This holiday home for rent on the shores of Lake Hawea ticks all the boxes. Look at those crisp white sheets drying on the line. Heaven on earth. Discovered on the blog http://www.studiohomeonline.com. You can follow The Black Shack on Facebook here:...
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Artist in Residence: Bayley Collins...
birdinabunnysuit is an Auckland based Art + Design label created by Bayley Collins. The work centers around small collages inspired by collections of found images. Each piece is a one off. Bayley started birdinabunnysuit in late 2009 after making a small collage of an owl with a rabbit’s body. Her partner asked what it was and she replied “well….I guess it’s a bird in a...
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Iconic French Glassware
We have just received our first delivery of the iconic glasses of French cafes, bistros and school canteens by French company, Duralex. They are understated simple glasses that are easily handled, shatterproof, microwave and dishwasher safe. Designed in 1927 and produced since 1945 using Saint-Gobain’s patented glass tempering method. Our everyday glass of choice. Aside from water and...
Valentine's Day
Nick doesn’t believe in Valentine’s Day. I often get a present given to me the NEXT day… to avoid any connotations… anyway for those of you who partake these are my picks from Father Rabbit Limited.
Flower bottles, Journals (with opening love letter!), Cards, Ribbon to wrap with, Glass Dome for your baking, Luscious soaps…
If you buy any of these lovely...